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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aeronca 11AC · Pacoima, CA · August 25, 2012

Date
August 25, 2012 · 11:52 local
Place
Pacoima, CA
Airport
Whiteman
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9409E
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12LA367
Reported as
Aeronca 11AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft on approach to kwhp, 1600 ft altitude at 1 mile from runway. One half mile from runway, at 200 ft, witnesses state aircraft banks right, loses altitude quickly and crashes into business parking lot.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH TO KWHP, 1600 FT ALTITUDE AT 1 MILE FROM RUNWAY. ONE HALF MILE FROM RUNWAY, AT 200 FT, WITNESSES STATE AIRCRAFT BANKS RIGHT, LOSES ALTITUDE QUICKLY AND CRASHES INTO BUSINESS PARKING LOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.